French Cultural Institute Madrasset Al-Huquq Al Frinseya St, Mounira, Tel 02 2791 5800 Mon 8, 6pm: French Professor of Philosophy and Cinema, Marie Claude Bernard will discuss her book La Sortie Au Cinema, Palaces et Cine-Jardins d'Egypte, 1930-1980 (The Cinema Trip, Cinema Palaces and Gardens in Egypt, 1930-1980). The book includes accounts of famous cinema pioneers such as actor Omar Sharif and director Youssef Chahine. Heliopolis Library Beirut Street, Heliopolis, Cairo, Tel 02 2291 2412 Thurs 4, 6.30pm: An open seminar with Writer Abdel-Rehim Kamal. Wed 10, 6.30pm: A lecture on Writer Khaled Khamisi's book Stories of Journeys. Sharif El Sawy Culturewheel End of 26th of July St, underneath the 15th of May Bridge, Zamalek, Tel 02 2736 8881/6178/2737 4448 Word Hall Sat 6, 6pm: “Names and Dates,” a seminar features Egyptologist Bassam Al-Shamaa. ALEXANDRIA Bibliotheca Alexandrina Chatby, Alexandria 21526, Tel (03) 4839999 Auditorium Hall Mon 8, 6pm: “The Early 20th Century Music and Modernism: Part II,” the last lecture in the music appreciation series to be delivered by maestro Hisham Gabr.